Ninna-ji

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ancient lacquerwork collection

...in Japan for a brief period, until it was superseded by wood sculpture. Some few authentic examples remain of the fine lacquer of the Heian period, notably a case for Buddhist scriptures in the
Ninna-ji at Kyōto, made at the beginning of the 10th century, which bears an inscription dated 919. The case is in black lacquer, sprinkled with gold dust and with a pattern of flowers, clouds,...